Overview

Chinese Government dispatches 19th medical team to Mahitsy District Reference Hospital, Vatomandry District Reference Hospital, Ambovombe Regional Reference Hospital, and Sambava Regional Reference Hospital

Commitment Year•2012Country of Activity•MadagascarDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MadagascarSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2012

Start (actual): Nov 20, 2012

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of the project is to dispatch the 19th medical team to Mahitsy District Reference Hospital, Vatomandry District Reference Hospital, Ambovombe Regional Reference Hospital, and Sambava Regional Reference Hospital. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/800705281#map=19/-18.72504/47.34140, https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5501788098, https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1185509662#map=19/-20.77721/47.07686, https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1043652832

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Madagascar

Loan desecription

Chinese Government dispatches 19th medical team to Mahitsy District Reference Hospital, Vatomandry District Reference Hospital, Ambovombe Regional Reference Hospital, and Sambava Regional Reference Hospital

Narrative

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Project narrative

Since 1975, the Chinese Government has sent 22 medical teams to Madagascar from Gansu Province. On November 20, 2012, the 19th medical team deployed to Madagascar. The 19th medical team included 30 members who were stationed at Mahitsy District Reference Hospital, Vatomandry District Reference Hospital, Ambovombe Regional Reference Hospital, and Sambava Regional Reference Hospital. They completed their 2-year term of service in late 2014. This project is a recurring commitment with a two year duration stay. Since 1975, China Gansu Province has sent medical teams to Madagascar and has additionally provided medical supplies for the teams to use. As of 2016, 20 teams and 594 Chinese doctors worked in four cities in the country. The following projects are among those teams sent to Madagascar by China: the 13th medical aid team to Madagascar (#72726), the 14th medical aid team (#72727), the 15th medical aid team to Madagascar (#911), 16th medical aid team (#920), 17th medical aid team (#1020), 18th medical aid team (#35500), 20th medical aid team (#35502), and the 21st medical aid team (#60028).